An Iranian nuclear scientist died in hospital from wounds suffered during an attack by “armed terrorists” on Friday, the country’s defence ministry said in a statement.
The scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was “seriously wounded” when assailants targeted his car before being engaged in a gunfight with his security team, the statement said.
It added that Fakhrizadeh, who headed the defence ministry’s research and innovation organisation, was later “martyred” after medics failed to revive him.